Center for Plant and Life Sciences

10/11/2022

Want to know how you can become a lab technician?

Apply to and enroll in the Associate in Applied Science Program located at BRDG Park! If you want to learn more, click the link in our bio or attend our Open House on October 27th 4-8pm!

10/05/2022

Just a few weeks away! the St. Louis Community College and Center for Plant and Life Sciences is holding an Open House student event on Thursday, October 27th from 4-8pm. Geared to high schoolers and anyone with a mind for science, this event will allow students to take a glimpse inside the Center for Plant and Life Science labs and to experience some hands-on activities to pique your interest in a career in Biotechnology, Life Sciences and Horticulture.

Enrollment and scholarship assistance will be available - come alone, bring a parent or friend – we welcome you to experience it all! To register for this event, please use the QR code to let us know to expect you.
If you are an educator, please help us spread the word to your Science Departments and get this information to students who may have interest in attending within your district. We thank you for your support!

09/23/2022

Donald Danforth Plant Science Center is hiring for a full-time Urban STEAM and Agriculture Educator! Please link the link below to apply!!
https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/jobs/ViewJobDetails?job=61547&clientkey=0386834D209CD1EA462A147F53A126FF

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The Education Research and Outreach Laboratory (EROL) at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center (DDPSC) is seeking a highly...

09/22/2022

St. Louis Community College’s Center for Plant & Life Sciences will be hosting an Open House on Thursday, October 27, 2022 from 4-8 p.m. Scholarships and on-site enrollment assistance will be available. We are located @ BRDG Park, 1005 N Warson Rd St. louis, MO 63132

St. Louis Community College will be highlighting the biotechnology, life science and horticulture programs at the event and include LIVE lab demonstrations! Lab and industry tours will be hosted by STLCC Labs and local AgTech companies.

Please RSVP as soon as possible! https://forms.office.com/r/aRXhyXjNvd

If you have any questions about this event, please contact the STLCC Center for Plant and Life Sciences at (314)513-4952 or (314)513-4950.

Biotechnologists utilize cellular and molecular processes to develop technologies and products that help improve our lives and the health of our planet.

09/21/2022

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06/27/2022

St. Louis Community College’s Center for Plant and Life Science is hosting a Bio-Bench Teacher Workshop this summer! This FREE biotechnology workshop is funded by the Bayer Fund. Please join us as we spend a week training teachers on science techniques and activities that they can implement into their classrooms in the near future. If teachers complete all training days and fulfill all requirements, they will receive a $500 stipend, $500 classroom supplies/equipment, Bio-Bench curriculum binder, option of 3 graduate workshop credits, and lunch Monday- Thursday. This workshop will be hosted from August 8-12, 2022. Please contact Amani Lewis via email for questions, concerns, or to register!

06/21/2022

Great opportunity for middle and high school teachers:
The Science of Food and Fuel workshop July 12-13 https://nourishthefuture.org/

06/14/2022

Thermo Fisher is having a hiring event!

06/13/2022

https://news.stlpublicradio.org/economy-business/2022-06-13/agriculture-companies-have-lots-of-job-openings-in-stem-fields-far-from-the-farm

Agriculture companies are looking for people who are interested in science and the majority of jobs aren’t in rural areas of the country. Hiring managers are increasingly looking for people who don’t have traditional ag backgrounds.

06/10/2022

The Center for Plant and Life Sciences is hosting a 3-Day Life Sciences summer camp for middle and high school students. NO experience needed. Students will engage in many biotechnology and life science activities. Please contact Amani Lewis, our Education Outreach Specialist, if you have any questions or concerns! Application link is below . The deadline is June 27, 2022!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x-PDfp_T3fUjU7DRfHDQUCeGeq30ikBY__r_OIxiqhE/edit?usp=sharing

05/25/2022